Shay Cheese: Dan + Shay's Dan Smyers (l) and Shay Mooney (r) with KUZZ/Bakersfield's Ness Heraldez and Brent Michaels in Anaheim, CA.
On-Air Force: KXKT/Omaha's Hoss Michaels, Steve Lundy and Gina Melton (l-r) help collect more than 10,465 cards for the VA hospital and Offutt Air Force Base.
Slate Expectations: Broken Bow's Dustin Lynch shares new album Clean Slate with the SiriusXM team. Pictured (back, l-r) are SXM's Emma Gribbon, Jordan Hatton and Cody Alan, Lynch, Homestead/Red Light's Brad Belanger and SXM's Alyssa LaMarsh and Allie Turchi, (front, l-r) the label's Scotty O’Brien and SXM's Lauryn Snapp.
Signage: Singer/songwriter Tenille Arts (c) signs with MPI Talent Agency. Pictured with the company's Jordan Tubiolo and Music Creative Management's Casadie Pederson.
The Hardy Boys: Big Loud's Hardy (l) with iHeartMedia's "Wayne D" Danielson.
Brooks Buys 100.1-FM/Nashville
Garth Brooks’ Sevens Network has bought the 100.1-FM frequency in Nashville, currently home to AAA WRLT from Tuned in Broadcasting, Inc/Lightning 100, pending approval from the FCC. The station will highlight local and breaking news and spin "the entire family of country music." "Our job is not to compete with the local channels in Nashville, but to promote what they have going on,” says Brooks. “We are not a reporter, we are a service to Music City and its businesses.” Upon approval, Lightning 100 will move to Cromwell Media’s 106.3-FM and 102.5-FM HD3 frequencies. Until that time, Lightning 100 will continue on 100.1 FM.
Smoky Mountain Reign: Former Top 40 WNOK/Columbia, SC & WWXM/Myrtle Beach PD Matt "Brodie" Lesley has been named Brand Mgr. for the four-station SummitMedia/Knoxville cluster including WCYQ, where he will do middays. Former WCYQ Brand Mgr./midday host Matt Cooper departed last week (
